Anyone With A Library Card Can Now Stream Thousands Of Feature Films, Including The Criterion Collection

Public libraries | NYPL | Streaming media

In July, LAist announced
that you could stream hundreds of movies from the Criterion Collection
for free if you had a Los Angeles Public Library card. We immediately
reached out to the New York Public Library
inquiring about our own hidden benefits as library card holders, and at
the time they did not offer access to Kanopy's streaming service, which
the LAPL uses. But lo and behold, they have now decided to add it
(you're welcome?)—starting Friday August 4th, anyone with a library card
(both NYPL and Brooklyn Public Library) will have access to hundreds of
movies. Here's what you need to know....

Don't have a library card? You can get one instantly through the NYPL's SimplyE app;
that card will get you immediate access to hundreds of thousands of
NYPL e-books, but for physical materials and any other databases (like
Kanopy), you will need to go to a branch, and "upgrade" your e-card to a
full access library card.

More information on getting a NYPL card can be found here; and more on getting a BPL card can be found here.